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Delayed Start vs. Early Dismissal; Considerations for Rising Seniors

For rising seniors comes the possibility of delayed start or early dismissal. With the option for an 8:41 start or a 12:09 dismissal comes many pros and cons.
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photo by Emily Johnson via Canva

 

Pros and Cons of delayed start:

Pro:

  • Extra sleep
  • Less traffic to school
  • Shorter day

Con:

  • Miss period 1
  • empty credit

 

Pros and Cons of early dismissal: 

Pro:

  • Get off earlier (more time to go home, go to work, athletes get ready).
  • No traffic leaving school or beating the buses
  • Shorter day

Con:

  • Miss period 4
  • empty credit
  • Athletes must return back 

 

As scheduling for the 2024-2025 school year is underway, any current juniors interested in delayed start or early dismissal must pick up an application from guidance for eligibility.

The application is due May 10, 2024.

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Emily Johnson
Emily Johnson, Senior Content Editor
Emily Johnson is a third-year communications and journalism student and a member of the Class of 2025. She is on the varsity tennis team and winter/spring track teams. Emily is head football writer for Shore Savages. She serves as Executive Board President for Student Government and historian for the National Honor Society.